The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Katz), a nationally renowned medical institution, and the Temple University Health System (TUHS)—collectively called Temple Health—seeks a dynamic leader to serve as its next Chair of Pediatrics.
This individual will provide tactical direction and inspire excellence in clinical service, education, and academic development, fostering an environment of growth and innovation. The new Chair will be deeply committed to serving an urban, underserved population and oversee an academic primary care practice with fifteen providers across two sites. The new Chair will also lead hospitalist partnerships with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and provider staffing for the new Temple Women and Children's Hospital's newborn nursery and neonatal intensive care unit. In all these clinical endeavors, the Chair will work closely with the Dean of Katz to ensure high-quality clinical rotations for medical students and other learners.
The Chair of Pediatrics will foster a culture of respect, institutional stewardship, and community engagement. With a strong leadership and program development foundation, the ideal candidate will bring demonstrated experience in fiscal and administrative management. The successful Chair will have a proven track record in clinical care, education, and research, with expertise in strategic planning, faculty recruitment and development, operational management, and resource allocation. As a leader, the Chair will guide the Department to uphold the highest standards of excellence and inclusivity. Key responsibilities will include expanding the Department’s clinical presence to deliver exceptional care to underserved populations, pursuing new business opportunities and partnerships, recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff, driving scholarly activity, and medical education programs. Additionally, the Chairperson will ensure that the Department meets or exceeds the quality performance metrics set for hospital-based and outpatient care by TUHS.
The ideal candidate will deeply understand emerging trends in healthcare, medical education, population health, and research. The Chair will be skilled in building and nurturing key internal and external partnerships to ensure the Department’s work is aligned with Temple Health's broader goals and meets the needs of faculty, staff, and students. The Chair will work collaboratively with department members to ensure the delivery of equitable, high-quality care to Temple's community. This commitment reflects the principles laid out by the University’s founding President, Dr. Russell Conwell, more than a century ago.
Reporting Structure/Key Relationships
The Chairperson is accountable directly to:
Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS
The Marjorie Joy Katz Dean, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Claire Raab, MD
President and CEO, Temple Faculty Physicians
Specific Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Educational Requirements and Minimum Qualifications
This position requires an MD or equivalent. Qualified candidates must be board-certified in their Pediatrics and qualified for an academic appointment at the rank of full professor (preferred) in the medical school. They must have an outstanding clinical care, research, scholarship, and mentoring/education record. Candidates with additional pertinent degrees (Ph.D., M.B.A., and M.P.H.) and/or fellowship training are encouraged to apply. Candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Lastly, candidates should be active participants in specialty organizations/committees at the regional and national levels and can obtain medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Faculty Appointment, Benefits/Compensation
Annual compensation shall be determined based on the selected individual's experience and qualifications. In addition to a competitive salary, there is a comprehensive suite of benefits—including a generous 403b retirement match, 457b, health, dental, vision, life, malpractice, tuition remission, and CME, among others.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Katz), Department of Pediatrics
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The Organization
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, and Temple Health
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is dedicated to excellence in education, research, and patient care, achieved by faculty, staff, and learners who represent and serve its diverse community.
In 2015, Temple University School of Medicine was renamed the Lewis Katz School of Medicine in honor of Temple alumnus, former trustee, and philanthropist Lewis Katz. The school enjoys a national reputation for training humanistic clinicians and biomedical scientists, a school that values technical excellence and cultural competence.
Katz School of Medicine has 27 basic science and clinical departments full and with over 700 full- and part-time faculty, 800 volunteer faculty, and more than 500 additional staff.
With more than 11,000 alumni, Katz has trained a significant proportion of the physician base in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware region. Reflecting the excellent quality of a Temple medical education, the MD graduates are highly regarded by competitive residency training programs. They have made significant career contributions to both medical practice and medical research. Many have become department chairpersons, deans, and vice presidents of major academic medical centers.
At Katz, students learn the true art and science of “doctoring.” The school’s world-class faculty sets the pace in key areas of investigation, pushing the boundaries of science to advance patient care.
The Katz School of Medicine home base is a modern, 11-story medical education and research building with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies. The building opened in 2009 and boasts open-air research labs, smart classrooms, and a state-of-the-art anatomy lab. More than half of the space in the building is dedicated to research. With specialized research centers and strengths focused on population health, neuroscience, cancer, metabolic disease, lung disease, and inflammation, infectious diseases including HIV, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, and translational science, Katz conducts investigations to break new ground and trains future generations of researchers to follow suit.
In addition to its Philadelphia campus, Katz has a four-year regional campus in Bethlehem, PA—the St. Luke’s University Health Network-Bethlehem.
The Katz School of Medicine also provides opportunities for international students through educational affiliation agreements with universities worldwide. Visiting medical students may take up to two rotations within the program, and they must be full-time students in their final year of medical school.
Katz has numerous research centers:
With its affiliates, including Fox Chase Cancer Center, Katz has been awarded over $135 million in research grants over the last year, including more than $55 million in NIH funding for Katz. Philanthropic support of scholarships - a top priority, along with support for education, patient care, research, and service to the community - averages more than $30 million annually, typically representing a quarter of Temple University’s overall philanthropic revenue.
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Temple University
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Founded by Russell H. Conwell in 1884, Temple’s official motto - Perseverantia Vincit, or Perseverance Conquers - reflects its students’ drive to succeed and ability to turn opportunities into accomplishments. Conwell’s purpose was “to give education to those who were unable to get it through the usual channels.” In Temple’s earliest incarnation, working-class citizens were taught late in the evening and referred to as “night owls,” giving rise to the school’s mascot and team name.
In 1965, the University became a member of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, one of three state-related, comprehensive research universities in Pennsylvania. In addition to its Main Campus in North Philadelphia, Temple has three additional locations in Philadelphia: Temple University Center City, the Health Sciences Center, also in North Philadelphia, and the School of Podiatric Medicine near Philadelphia’s historic district. Regional campuses are located in Ambler and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with international campuses in Japan and Rome.
Temple’s influence extends around the globe, with longstanding campuses in Tokyo and Rome, programs in London, Beijing, and other locations, nearly 190 institutional collaborations in 43 countries, and more than 350,000 alumni worldwide. High graduation rates, accomplished graduate degree programs, new living and learning facilities, and groundbreaking work in science education and research fuel Temple’s momentum. In the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Temple is in the “highest research activity” category, or R1, placing it among the top four percent of all four-year institutions in the nation.
Temple offers 630 academic degree and certificate programs, including 2 associate degree programs, 176 bachelor’s programs, 182 master’s programs, 54 doctoral programs, and 13 professional practice degree programs. Temple is also among the nation’s largest providers of professional education, with approximately 3,800 students enrolled in the schools of dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine.
About Temple Health
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Temple University Health System (Temple Health) is a $2.9 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. Temple Health includes Temple University Hospital (TUH)-Main Campus; TUH-Episcopal Campus; TUH-Jeanes Campus; TUH-Northeastern Campus; Temple University Hospital – Fox Chase Cancer Center Outpatient Department; TUH-Northeastern Endoscopy Center; The Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center, together with The Institute for Cancer Research, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Inc., The Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center’s physician practice plan; Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital; Temple Women & Families; Temple Transport Team, a ground and air-ambulance company; Temple Physicians, Inc., a network of community-based specialty and primary-care physician practices; and Temple Faculty Practice Plan, Inc., Temple Health’s physician practice plan. Temple Health is affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
Temple Health refers to the health, education, and research activities carried out by the affiliates of Temple Health and by the Katz School of Medicine. Temple Health neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providers affiliated with Temple Health member organizations. Each Temple Health member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents.
TUHS is a progressive and innovative organization. Within the past year, it has earned national and regional accolades for excellence in healthcare. Among these recognitions are the Philadelphia “Employer of Choice” (the only healthcare provider named), Forbes “Best in State” Employer, Healthcare Equality Index Leader, Nursing Magnet, Leapfrog “A” Safety Grade (eight times since 2020), Healthgrades “America’s Best Hospitals,” and Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award. These honors speak to the proud team culture of TUHS.
Notable statistics about Temple Health include:
Temple Faculty Physicians (TFP)
Temple Faculty Physicians comprises more than 500 dually employed physicians who are the cornerstone of clinical care and teaching for Temple’s healthcare enterprise. These physicians practice in 20 academic departments encompassing every subspecialty in modern medicine.
While remaining committed to serving patients in the North Philadelphia community, Temple Faculty Physicians has expanded its geographic reach beyond Temple University Hospital’s Health Sciences campus in recent years. Today, Temple physicians care for patients in several Temple-affiliated hospitals, in satellite offices in Center City Philadelphia, Fort Washington, PA, Oaks, PA, and various other outpatient settings. This expanded reach has brought Temple medical care closer to home for many patients.
A Board of Directors comprised of key physicians and executive leaders of the Temple University Health System and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine governs Temple Faculty Physicians.
Procedure for Candidacy
To be considered for this position, you must complete an online application. Your application will not be considered complete until you have submitted all the required documents and information.
Application materials should include: a current curriculum vitae, a comprehensive letter of interest summarizing all relevant experience, qualifications, clinical, educational, and research interests, and a one-page summary of leadership accomplishments and philosophy. Candidates applying for this position must also provide a statement addressing how they would utilize their experience and knowledge to promote diversity and inclusion at the university and how that commitment would add value to the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
Please address your application to: Daniel Edmundowicz, Chair, Department of Medicine and Search Committee Chairperson, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, C/O Michael R. Lester, Assistant Dean, Physician/Faculty Recruitment & Retention, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Email: michael.lester@tuhs.temple.edu
Confidential inquiries and candidate nominations should be directed to Michael.lester@tuhs.temple.edu
We are especially interested in qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds and under-represented groups. For more information about diversity at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, please visit the Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Temple University is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their research, teaching, and/or service to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities.